northern california grantmakers | 2015 year in review

2015

NCG’s report-me-not

We’re learning from the World Bank’s admission that most of its reports languish.

This is our annual (not)-report.

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2015 year-in-review: Engagement

Engagement

Briefing Webinar

14% Briefings & Collabora-

tiveMeetings

30%

Professional Develop-

ment 25%

Peer Networks

17%

Social

9%

Conferences

5%77 programs serving more than 1600 participants

Engagement We surprised and

engaged a larger community of funders at the annual conference with Bay Area mayors, Kamau Bell, youth poets and KQED.

Engagement

Arts night drew five rounds of ticketing for members and their families.

Engagement

New and retired CEOs shared transition stories and built momentum toward the issues confronting our region.

Engagement

The passage of Prop 47 brought broader community together to explore an important issue—one NCG may take further.

Engagement

“Really loved that you incorporated grantees or youth to present their art.”

“Having a session that talked about race directly and personally was excellent!”

2015 year-in-review: Service

Service: $822,200 membership dues

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Service: 163 members at year’s close

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Service: 33 new members

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33 With only modest recruitment efforts new membership quadrupled

Service:New Grantmakers Institute

“Philanthropy discussions can feel cold and corporate. [Kate] connected us to each other by setting a tone of being open, curious, and collaborative.”

“I was challenged to achieve more in the world of philanthropy than I ever previously considered.”

2015 year-in-review: Collaboration

Collaboration: networks

Tripled fiscally sponsored projects housed at NCG from 1 to 3

Bay Area Health Funders Group Environmental Education Funders

Collaborative Legal Services Funders Network Queer Leaders in Philanthropy

Collaboration: Arts Loan Fund $485,00

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$190,500

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Available in loans to Bay Area non-profit arts organizationsRaised towards the revolving loan fund this year

Loans made in 2015

Repayment rate

Collaboration

Secured funds and new leadership for all NCG collaboratives through 2017.

Opened dialogues on critical issues including health disparities, workforce development and the rapid displacement of arts organizations.

Forged connections leading to deeper partnerships between members.

Collaboration

2015 year-in-review: Communication

Communication

1689 profile visits/month

2,783 followers

22.1% average open rate (remained flat)

still beat industry average of 15.6%

3% increase in page-views 60% returning users40% new users

Launched LinkedIn

Communication

NCG now engages more members, more often, on more topics, in more ways.

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Communication

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

2015 year-in-review: Operations

Operationscookies400

• served

gallons of coffee60 • brewed

people600• hosted in new conference room

Operations

Board Meeting7%

Briefing Program

11%

Collaborative18%

Committee Meeting16%

External Group18%

Professional Development

Program20%

Social9%

Types of events hosted in NCG’s new office this year

Operationsinvoices 866

• paid

payments 729 • received

employees 4• hired and oriented

Operations

“When life steers you in a new direction. Just hold on tight and enjoy the ride.”

--Joseph David

What’s excites you most about 2016?

Harnessing the energy of Northern California philanthropy to ignite our

best work

Tweet us: @NorCalGrant #NCG2016

In 2016 we’re aiming to:

Create a meeting point to connect, learn, be enriched by conversations of extraordinary candor and build toward common goals.

Coordinate with statewide alliance on policy that affects the climate in which we work.

Link philanthropy to community, business, government colleagues and partners to leverage impact.

 How about you? Tweet us: @norcalgrant #NCG2016